Managing Local Government

Most people have some kind of contact with local government everyday: rubbish is collected children go to school we travel on public transport on roads maintained by our councils. Local government is far more pervasive and its decisions have real effects on our lives.Using examples from the United States this book provides a descriptive analysis of how public administrators manage municipal government as well as a conceptual and empirical exploration of six dimensions of public administration: legal aspects of public management; human resources management; budgeting and public finance; the political dimension; intergovernmental relations and ethical considerations. As well as theory the authors address such practical issues as economic development housing culture and recreation public safety transportation and waste disposal.This is a book which will be of use to both students and academics of politics and people involved in the day-to-day running of a local government.